Original 16 Cash League sees plenty of favourites roll to a win
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It was a good night to be a favourite in the Original 16 Cash League at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre on the night of Wednesday, Nov. 23.
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That included the meeting between Matt Froehlich (5-1) and EMJ Marketing (Joe Gunnis, 2-4), which saw Froehlich VFRUH D SDLU LQ WKH ¿UVW DQG VWHDO RQH LQ the second for a quick 3-0 lead. Gunnis got two back in the third, but Froehlich used the hammer to score one in the fourth
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John’s Music (Ryan Wenarchuk, 4-3) also got back on the winning track, and had an even better start than Froehlich in his match with Paws N Play (Jaedon Miller, 2-4). Wenarchuk picked up a pair in the ¿UVW HQG DQG VWROH WKUHH LQ WKH VHFRQG IRU D 5-0 edge. The two teams exchanged single points the next two ends, and after Miller VFRUHG SDLU LQ WKH ¿IWK WKH WHDPV VKRRN hands on a 6-3 Wenarchuk win.
Rod Montgomery (4-3) put together a string of steals to take a 5-1 victory over Pro-Tec Electric (Stan Barnsley, 3-4). 0RQWJRPHU\ SLFNHG XS RQH LQ WKH ¿UVW DQG then stole a pair in the second before adding singles the next two ends to lead 5-0. %DUQVOH\ VFRUHG RQH LQ WKH ¿IWK EXW GHFLGed that was enough for the night.
ProTec Studios (Tyler Krupski, 4-3) followed a similar path to Montgomery in their win over RK Sunview Farms (Dayne Heisler, 0-7). Krupski opened with a single point, stole three in the second, added another single in the third and stole two more in the fourth for a 7-0 lead. Heisler JRW RQ WKH VFRUHERDUG ZLWK RQH LQ WKH ¿IWK but opted to shake hands.
The lone game on the night to go the distance looked like it was going to follow the same pattern as the other games early, but Barry Silk (Fountain Tire, 3-4) would stage a comeback to take a 6-4 win over KalTire (Dustin Woloschuk, 2-5). Krupski took a 3-0 lead out of the second end, but Silk got all that back with a three-ender in the third. He then added a steals of one in WKH ¿IWK DQG VL[WK WR WDNH D OHDG DQG the teams exchanged single points the next two ends to give Silk the two-point win.
The battle of unbeatens between BTN Chartered Accountants (Penny Barker, 5-0) and KMS Construction (Ben Gamble, 4-0) was postponed.
League action continues every Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Moose Jaw Curling Centre.